Frequently Asked Questions About SAP HANA®, Express Edition

Frequently Asked Questions SAP HANA, express edition Frequently Asked Questions About SAP HANA®, Express Edition

The SAP HANA® platform makes real-time business the new norm through in- memory computing. With the express edition of SAP HANA, you gain free, hands-on experience for prototyping next-generation applications that use up to 32 GB of memory. With support from SAP® Community as you learn, you can develop modern applications that work easily with spatial, time-series, predictive, and graph data.

2 What is SAP HANA? 8 What systems can run the express edition? 2 What is the express edition of SAP HANA? 9 Where can I download the express edition of SAP HANA? 3 How does the express edition streamline SAP HANA? 9 What’s the cost for the express edition of SAP HANA? 4 What is the difference between the express edition and the developer 9 Where do I go for help if I have a problem edition of SAP HANA? with the express edition of SAP HANA?

6 What’s the upgrade path from the 9 How do the SAP HANA extended express edition? application services work?

7 What are the benefits of using the 10 What tools can I use with the express express edition of SAP HANA? edition of SAP HANA? © 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. All rights company. affiliate SE or an SAP SAP © 2016 Frequently Asked Questions About SAP HANA, Express Edition

What is SAP HANA? SAP HANA is a revolutionary in-memory database management system and application development platform that lets you process both transac- tions and applications on a single copy of data. Using SAP HANA helps you radically simplify your IT landscape – while delivering real-time insights based on data that is always fresh and consistent. You can readily process structured, unstructured, and streaming data in any volume. You can take advantage of advanced processing capabilities for spatial, predictive, and graph data, along with intelligent text search and text analytics. SAP HANA also includes capabilities for data replication and Apache Hadoop integration, as well as extract, transform, and load (ETL) processing.

What is the express The express edition is a community-supported starter version of SAP HANA edition of SAP HANA? that is optimized to run on a personal laptop or desktop computer, on a server, or in the cloud. This streamlined version of SAP HANA can be down- loaded and installed either as a binary installation package for supported Linux Intel systems or as a virtual machine on any operating system that can run a hypervisor. That means you can use the express edition of SAP HANA on devices other than existing, SAP-certified, hardware appliances, or access it from the SAP Cloud Appliance Library tool on either Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure.

With the express edition of SAP HANA, you can jump-start application development today and move to other editions of SAP HANA as your needs grow tomorrow. Developers and independent software vendors (ISVs) can start using the express edition of SAP HANA at no cost to build and deploy applications that use up to 32 GB of memory. You can expand use for a fee, paying incrementally for up to 128 GB of memory use. To increase memory beyond 128 GB or to use advanced features such as smart data streaming, you can work with your IT organization to upgrade to a full-use license.

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How does the express SAP HANA is an enterprise platform designed to handle a huge amount edition streamline of data and a large number of applications in support of mission-critical SAP HANA? business. To do that job right, it must provide features for multitenancy, high availability, disaster recovery, and dynamic tiering to help ensure 24x7 access and smooth scaling upward and outward. SAP HANA also lets you access a wide variety of data sources and support Big Data and the Internet of Things. These features are essential for enterprise operations, yet they also extend the size of the software.

To support application development on your personal computer, where data size and scalability are limited, we have streamlined the SAP HANA platform to fit within the constraints of PCs.

The following features are not available with the express edition: ••Data warehousing foundation ••Disaster recovery ••Dynamic tiering ••High availability ••Multihosting ••Outward scaling for multiple hosts ••Remote data synchronization ••SAP Solution Manager ••Smart data integration ••Smart data quality ••Smart data streaming ••System replication

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What is the difference Both the express edition and the developer edition let you start learning between the express about SAP HANA for application development. However, there are several edition and the differences between the two. developer edition of SAP HANA? The express edition is ideal if you want to build applications on a personal computer, desktop computer, or small server – or in the cloud. You can use the applications you develop in nonproduction or production scenar- ios. On the other hand, the express edition restricts access to some features – such as smart data streaming and smart data integration – to address the size constraints of working on a personal computer.

The developer edition is also excellent for development use, and it provides hands-on experience with the technology behind SAP HANA. It is based on the platform edition of SAP HANA, which provides a few more features than the express edition. But the developer edition is available only for nonproduction use in the cloud under Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure, for which you need to pay the service provider a fee.

If you need more features than the express and developer edition of SAP HANA provide, you should license the base edition, the platform edition, or the enterprise edition with the appropriate options.

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The following table highlights the differences between the express edition and the developer edition.

SAP HANA®, SAP HANA, express edition developer edition Cost Free to build and deploy Free, but infrastructure applications that use up to charges from third parties 32 GB of memory; extensi- may apply ble to 128 GB for a fee

When accessed from the cloud, infrastructure charges from third parties may apply. Use Production and Nonproduction only nonproduction Memory Limit 32 GB at no charge 64 GB Up 128 GB for a fee System Deployment Personal computers run- Cloud only (Amazon Web ning operating systems Services, Microsoft Azure, such as Windows, or SAP HANA Cloud Mac OS X, or Linux Platform)

Small servers with an Intel chip set (SUSE Linux or Red Hat Linux)

Cloud (Amazon Web Ser- vices or Microsoft Azure) Features Includes built-in functions Embeds into the platform such as: edition a developer landing • Core database features page with sample code, (for excluded features, tutorials, and optimized see the list in question 3) configurations with test • Advanced data users processing services • Smart data access

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What’s the upgrade The express edition of SAP HANA is a great way to learn SAP HANA, path from the prototype applications, and deploy applications that use up to 32 GB of express edition? memory. You can expand memory use up to 128 GB for a fee.

You need to upgrade to a full-use license of SAP HANA when you want to work with larger volumes of data or use advanced features such as smart data streaming, remote data synchronization, system replication, or data integration to a variety of data sources, including Apache Hadoop.

There are three full-use editions of SAP HANA: the base edition, the platform edition, and the enterprise edition. None has a specific memory limit, and all three are full-use editions that: ••Provide for production use ••Run on certified appliances, in the cloud, or through tailored data-center integration ••Scale up ••Scale out

SAP HANA®, SAP HANA, SAP HANA, base edition platform edition enterprise edition Features Core database Base edition features, Platform edition services, develop- plus features, plus: ment tools, business • Additional pack- • Additional bundled function libraries aged business components for the (BFLs), and applica- libraries rules framework tion function libraries • Analytics and some data (AFLs) • Search loading capabilities • Support for the • Data distribution predictive analysis rights library (PAL) and R • Replication • Text, spatial, graph, • Smart data and time-series integration data processing • Smart data quality

Separately priced Separately priced options for: options for: • Data distribution • Dynamic tiering rights • Operational process • Dynamic tiering intelligence • Operational • Smart data process intelligence streaming • Replication • Smart data integration • Smart data quality • Smart data streaming

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What are the benefits The express edition offers you the following benefits. of using the express edition of SAP HANA? Free access With the express edition, you can use a single instance of SAP HANA at no cost for up to 32 GB of memory. Community support is available 24x7 through SAP Community. SAP Cloud Appliance Library for Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure can provide cloud access. The downloadable installation package includes versions for Linux as well as virtual machine images for Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, and other operating systems that include a hypervisor.

Flexibility for growth The express edition lets you start small (32 GB of memory use) at no cost, but you have the option to upgrade to 128 GB of memory use for a fee. If you need more memory, you can upgrade to any of the full-use editions: the base edition, the platform edition, or the enterprise edition. See question 5 for more information about these editions.

Fast start for application development You can develop next-generation applications faster through access to: ••Open interfaces for standard application environments, protocols, and programming languages ••Built-in application services, processing services, integration services, and database services ••An advanced data processing engine to analyze numerous data types, including structured, unstructured, spatial, and graph data ••An embedded application function library (AFL) and R integration for data mining and predictive calculations ••Tutorials, sample code, worldwide users, and the extensive SAP Community to support your learning needs

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What systems can run The express edition runs on any device with Linux, Windows, or Mac OS; the express edition? there’s no need for hardware certification. As shown in the table below, the express edition provides two different installation options – one for Linux and one for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, or any operating system that runs a hypervisor.

Operating System Linux Windows and Mac OS with Hypervisor Installation Option Binary images VM images Package Details Choose from two installa- Choose from two VM tion packages: image options: • Express edition server • The server-only VM package image provides the • Tools package, including express edition server SAP® Web IDE for package. You need to SAP HANA® and various separately install the tool administration tools, package of SAP HANA such as the SAP HANA extended application ser- cockpit vices, advanced model. • The full-version VM image includes both a preinstalled express edition server package and the tool package of SAP HANA extended application services, advanced model. Other Requirements • SUSE Linux Enterprise Virtual machine with at Server 11.x or 12 least 16 GB of RAM • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x

SAP HANA, express edition, runs under the following hypervisors: ••VMware Player 7.1 ••VMware Workstation Pro 12.1 ••VMWare Fusion 8.x ••VMWare Fusion Pro 8.x ••Oracle VM Virtual Box 5.0.14 or higher

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Where can I download Log in to www.sap.com/sap-hana-express and complete the registration the express edition form. Then choose the version you want to download. An installation guide of SAP HANA? is included in the download package.

What’s the cost for The express edition is free for up to 32 GB of memory use. If you need the express edition more, you can extend the memory up to 128 GB for a fee. Download and of SAP HANA? install an extension license for additional memory use from SAP Store. There’s no need to reinstall the express edition.

Where do I go for help You can get support through SAP Community. if I have a problem with the express edition of SAP HANA?

How do the SAP HANA The extended application services are integrated fully into SAP HANA and extended application run natively on the platform. They work through HTTP to present the data services work? model – with its tables, views, and database procedures – to clients.

The advanced model of SAP HANA extended application services provides a comprehensive set of embedded services for complete support of Web- based applications. Besides full access to Structured Query Language (SQL) and SQLScript, the advanced model includes a lightweight Web server, configurable Open Data Protocol (OData) support, and application execution functionality. For typical application development, you can use OData services or write dynamic HTML5 code.

The express edition of SAP HANA provides a separate installation package for the advanced model of extended application services. You can install this package directly on any of the Linux versions specified in the previous table.

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What tools can I use SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA is bundled into the express edition. It is a with the express browser-based integrated development environment (IDE) for the creation edition of SAP HANA? of SAP HANA applications containing SAP HANA data models, business logic, and Web-based user interfaces.

SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA provides a variety of tools that support developers who use the advanced model of SAP HANA extended application services. These include syntax-aware editors for code and SAP HANA artifacts, along with various testing and debugging tools.

If you are running the express edition without extended application services, you can download SAP HANA studio, which supports Eclipse-based development, from www.sap.com/sap-hana-express.

The express edition provides a separate installation package for SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA. You can install this package directly on any supported Linux environment. Open interfaces and protocols allow you to bring your own tools to the game in the Windows, Mac OS, and Linux environments.

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